To note...

To those who flaunt nobility as a right
Remember it is of action and not of birth
Pay heed to the high perches you sit upon
For they are based on foundations weak
To be in a position of such great opportunity
And not be good enough is sad indeed
Even worse is to use office to inflict
Unfairly and unjustly upon another
Never underestimate silence or dignity
What goes around, comes around one day
Every one has to be weighed in the scales
Be careful lest that day you come up short.

Jai ho!

           I am very likely one of the last ones to watch the movie the world is talking about- "Slumdog Millionaire".

        Now that I have seen it I recommend it to all those who are even worse than me and have not seen the movie yet. So let me add my bit of praise about the movie. I suppose the winning formula is that we all like to see the underdog or in this case the slumdog triump in the end in whatever manner plausible or not plausible because we like to believe in hope. The feeling that the movie leaves you with is one of - Yes everyone can acheive their place under the sun no matter if their origins have been the lowest of the low.

    The movie is to tightly edited. No wastage at all. Its said in a very crisp manner with the right amount of suspense to make us keep wondering what comes next. I won't say the movie is completely believe able because the ending is a little hard to digest. The thing to watch for is surely the incidents he relates to explain how he knew the answers. That part was believable and  engrossing. And as somebody rightly pointed out to me another feather in the film's cap is the ability of the director to carry off the narration of  three different timelines and yet keep the viewer from getting confused. Lets not forget the great music. Keep your fingers crossed for the Oscars people!

Something's cooking

What's with everybody? Everywhere I see I find friends and family, lets not take names now, find their someone special.  But then it makes me smile in delight as they try to explain themselves away as if nothing is up with them ,so with those people in mind.......

Written for females but it would do good for the males to pay attention too....

So you thought you could fool,
Pretend you are so calm and cool.
Nothing really is the matter,
Oh don’t bother me with your tatter.
Those glowing eyes and curved lips,
Have shown more than the tips.
It’s the way you say the things you say,
Which makes me a little more attention pay.
Come on , say it loud and clear
All those sighs that you hold near.
Those secret hopes and dreams , that are
From your thoughts, never quite that far.
I know but a part of what you fear,
Its too important isn’t it dear?
Its bigger than what you thought ,
Its the golden noose in which you are caught.
But stop that whirl in your head,
Stop feeding the worries that you fed.
And listen to the murmur of your heart,
Pay heed to what it sings for a start.
Then there is him and you-
Caught in such a bond too.
Now dont risk it or fight it ,
Not when it’s such a perfect fit.
Open your arms wide and good,
And take whatever you can loot.
In this time of reckless abandon,
Snatch all the joy and freedom.
Sure there is no real test,
To see who suits you best.
If its your smile and laugh ,that he can
Bring out in a beat then he is the man.
If at the end of the day you can say it all...
And yet he does not in slumber fall.
If when from bugs you run...
He does not in the least make fun.
If he agrees make up is a not a useless art...
And willingly with his wallet does part.
If he remembers the beauty on the inside...
That within you does surely reside.
Then darling don’t let him go
And at the right moment just let him know.

Incomplete thoughts.

Often in life we come to crossroads such
That each road, for us, holds so much
The question seems simple so to see
Only one cannot decide what the answer should be.
.........

Had started this poem some time back. As it shows I was in a state of dilemma. Lost the chain of thougth and could never pick up the strain so I leave it to the readers to add their own to these four lines. Any and all contribution will be humbly and gladly accepted.

In Awe.

I was a little hesitant about putting this up on my blog but then I said its my blog I might as well put up what I like ,so here is a song my mom and I hum upon seeing the breathtakingly beautiful moon that is up in the sky around the middle of the month according to the Urdu calender. If anyone has noticed one can really see why so many poets and writers have written pages praising the moon and its sheen. There is this strange magnetism or attraction that a full moon has, and not just for the werewolves ( if they really do exist ) one can be bowled over and duly impressed.

     So I found the song titled Chaudhavin ka Chand from a movie by the same name and listened to the whole thing ( we only know the opening stanza ). Despite being an oldie and slow, the song is still very beautiful. Its about a man who compares the beauty of the one he loves to the beauty of the moon.  So listen to the song and decide for yourself-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9Vw2fL1Hw4

At the Day's End.

Going through more than a bit of dry spell. So until I cook up something please enjoy one of my favourite poems-

Is anybody happier because you passed his way?

The day is almost over and it's toiling time is through,

Is there anybody now to say a kindly word to you?

Does anybody remember that you spoke to him today?

Can you say tonight, in parting with a day that's slipping fast,

That you helped a single brother of the many that you passed?

Did you waste the day, or lose it? Was it well or sorely spent?

Is a single heart rejoicing over what you said or did?

Dis you leave a trail of kindness or a scar of discontent?

As you close your eyes in slumber, do you think God will say,

you have earned one more tomorrow by the work you did today?